objective(s): the aim of this study was to analyze detection rates and effectiveness of 18f-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (fdg-pet) cancer screening program for prostate cancer in japan, which is defined as a cancer-screening program for subjects without known cancer. it contains fdg-pet aimed at detection of cancer at an early stage with or without additional screening tests ...

background: to retrospectively describe imaging characteristics of liver metastases on fused fdg-pet/ mri data sets and to compare the diagnostic accuracy of mri and fused fdg-pet/mri data sets for the detection of liver metastases in patients undergoing systemic anticancer treatment. materials and methods: 43 oncological patients (mean age: 56+/- 11 years) were investigated by fdg-pet/ct and l...

The results of 149 surveys of bird species’ distribution and abundance at Melbourne Airport between January 1997 and June 2000, together with local weather information and bird-strike data were used to assess the comparative importance of a number of variables affecting the incidence of bird-strikes at the airport. At least 36 bird and bat species were involved in ‘bird-strikes’ at Melbourne Ai...

migratory birds are most often responsible for the distribution of avian diseases in different areas and serve as hosts for most parasites, including ectoparasites. the aim of the present study was to record the distribution range of a mesostigmatic mite species, dermanyssus gallinae in barn swallow nests in urmia suburb, north west of iran. the samples were collected from 161 bird nests in 44 ...

pp/pep blends, because of different solubility factors, are incompatible. the aim of this research was to use pp-g-ma compatibilizer in a two-component blend. after preparing this compatibilizer in internal mixer and investigating different parameters on producing process, optimum compatibilization was obtained. pp/pet (60/40) blend fibers with different percentages of this compatibilizer in tw...

this study was performed  in second half of year 2009.for bird counting , monthly from septamber until march 2009. total counted birds in maroon lake were (971). maximum number of counted birds was in february  (191) and minimum of counted was in septamber (95). total counted birds in jaizan were (385. maximum number of the counted bird was in february (84) and minimum of counted (52) was in ja...

Enterococci are Gram-positive facultative anaerobic bacteria commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of the mammals and birds. These cocci are isolated from urinary tract infections, bacteremia, endocarditis, and burn wounds in humans. The evolution of antibiotic-resistant enterococci raised a problem due to the possibility of the transmission of these organisms between poultry and human. ...

Bird fauna checklists are important tools in ecology, biology, and conservation planning for scientists, stakeholders, decision-makers. Despite its small area, the Gaza Strip (365 km2) has a relatively large variety of resident migratory bird fauna. Therefore, current study aimed to provide an updated checklist all living or inhabiting Strip. Direct field observations using binoculars, continuo...

Two recent publications report that direct bird-to-bird transmission of West Nile virus is possible. The effect of a bird-to-bird transmission on the transmission dynamics of this virus is studied through mathematical modeling. The model still treats the bird-to-mosquito-to-bird as the main transmission route. The results of numerical calculations show that there are changes in the dynamics of ...